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'Significant return to normality by Christmas': Boris Johnson eases lockdown rules again
The prime minister then announced a raft of decisions loosening coronavirus restrictions in the country. Chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance and chief medical officer for England Professor Chris Whitty also took part in the discussion, according to Downing Street . [Full Article...]
Boy, 10, grabbed off boat by shark
The child was wearing a life vest as he accompanied his father and two other men fishing five kilometres (three miles) from shore when the shark "grabbed him from the boat", it said in a statement. It is the latest in several shark attacks in Australian waters. There have been a number of shark attacks in Australia this year, including one on Tuesday, when a 29-year-old making a documentary ab... [Full Article...]
Britain pauses daily coronavirus death toll update over data concerns
LONDON (AP) - The British government ordered an urgent review Friday into how daily coronavirus death figures in England are calculated amid claims the current method overestimates the tally. This approach is not used in other parts of the United Kingdom, as in Scotland , a 28-day cut-off is used, where if a patient dies after those 28 days, then that person will not be considered to have died... [Full Article...]
What are federal agents doing in Portland, Oregon?
Pettibone said he was taken to the federal courthouse and later released without being told why he had been detained, or whether he had been charged with a crime. Wolf, meanwhile, showed no signs of backing down on Friday as he posted pictures of him speaking with law enforcement. Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced the lawsuit and an investigation on July 17. [Full Article...]
China: Fresh cases push lockdown in Uighur hometown
It urged people not to make unnecessary trips outside the city and ordered infection tests for anyone who needed to leave Urumqi, aiming to prevent the spread of the virus. The outbreak in the city of Urumqi is the latest to pop up since China largely contained the domestic spread of the virus in March. Chinese health authority said on Saturday that it received reports of 22 new confirmed COVID-... [Full Article...]
Arson probe launched after French cathedral fire
Pierre Sennes, the Nantes public prosecutor, said that he suspected a criminal motive because the fire had three different starting points. He gave no other details. The cathedral roof had not been touched by the blaze, he said. Prime Minister Jean Castex will visit the site in the afternoon in the company of Roselyne Bachelot, minister of Culture, and Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin. [Full Article...]
Ontario reports 102 new cases of COVID-19, 9 new deaths
The total number of coronavirus cases in the province stands at 37,440 with nearly 89 per cent of those infected reported as recovering. The majority of total deaths to date have been reported in people over the age of 70. Twenty-six of those patients are in the intensive care unit and 20 of them are breathing with the assistance of ventilators. In Northeastern Ontario, there are three known... [Full Article...]
Covid-19 India: Highest Single-Day Rise Of 29,429 Positives
In the last 24 hours, 671 deaths linked to the highly contagious illness were reported, taking the COVID-19 death count to 26,273. Relatives burry the coffin containing the body of 35 years old Muslim man who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), before burying it at the graveyard on July 17, 2020 in New Delhi , India. [Full Article...]